New and Future Releases
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It's all wonderfully done, as one might expect. Wilson, who made his operatic debut with Madama Butterfly at Glyndebourne in 2016, is an excellent Puccinian, conducting with a mix of passion... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th March 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2026, Editor's Choice
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New. Richard Strauss: Elektra
RecommendedIréne Theorin (Elektra), Jennifer Holloway (Chrysothemis), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Klytemnestra), Nikolai Schukoff (Aegisth), Iain Paterson (Orest), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choirs, Edward Gardner
As in Salome, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra play wonderfully for Edward Gardner, who - again as in Salome - conducts the opera in one, long paragraph. The tension hardly lets up, even in... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th February 2026
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Davidsen’s soprano sounds fresh, gleaming and direct, her top-most notes silvery. She knows how to ensure nothing gets overblown – and how to get so close to the edge that the effect is thrilling,... —
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New. Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 12
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Andrea Nemecz (piano), Rose McLachlan (piano), Manchester Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy
Bavouzet plays a modern Yamaha CFX, yet the rhetoric is unshowily Classical: pedalling kept lean, phrase-ends released, ornaments articulated like speech. Gábor Takács-Nagy draws the Manchester... —
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New. Lully: Atys
Mathias Vidal (Atys), Véronique Gens (Cybèle), Sandrine Piau (Sangaride), Tassis Christoyannis (Célénus) et al, Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie, Alexis Kossenko
Solo singers are handpicked for their likely vocal similarities to performers at the 1676 premiere. Véronique Gens (who was a deity on Christie's recording) is outstanding as Cybéle...If you... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2026, Opera Choice
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New. Haendel: Sosarme
Rémy Brès-Feuillet (Sosarme), Sarah Charles (Elmira), Éléonore Pancrazi (Erenice), Logan Lopez Gonzalez (Argone), Nicolò Balducci (Melo), Giacomo Nanni (Altomaro); Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Marco Angioloni (Haliate/conductor)
the show is almost stolen by the villain Altomaro, whose rather cheerful arias (one adapted from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo) are dispatched by Giacomo Nanni with real flair.…You could wish for... —
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New. Smetana: The Two Widows
Adriana Kučerová (Karolina), Kateřina Kněžíková (Anežka), Adam Plachetka (Mumlal), Pavol Breslik (Ladislaw), Jana Sibera (Lidunka), Petr Nekoranec (Toník) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague National Theatre Chorus, Robert Jindra
This new recording from Prague showcases all the opera's strengths, with the conductor Robert Jindra drawing fleet and stylish playing from the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra...the high level... —
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New. Kurt Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins
Wallis Giunta (mezzo-soprano), Jennifer France (soprano), Katarina Andreasson (violin), Benjamin Herzl, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Hk Gruber
[Giunta] does amazingly well to make the translation (WH Auden and Chester Kallman) both audible and engaging. —
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New. Prokofiev
Nemanja Radulović (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Laure Favre-Kahn (piano), Johan Dalene (violin)
There’s a daredevil freshness about Nemanja Radulović’s playing that makes this generously filled disc of Prokofiev particularly rewarding...The concerto receives a subtle, supportive reading... —
